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2020-04-08
Local Italian cafe restyled as grocer
Local cafes can only serve takeaway so our local Italian cafe Tre Fontane is reinventing itself as an Italian grocer to stay in business -
2020-04-20
Streets and Avenues / New York City (XIII)
After college, and a year of vagabonding through Central and South America, I moved to the city forty-two years ago. I was drawn to New York, like many, by the energy and complexity of the city itself, and more specifically, the rich and endless theater found on its streets. While the array of cultural offerings has been a source of nourishment and pleasure, it is the streetlife that keeps me as excited as my first weeks here. What I love about New York is not what I know about the city, but how much I don't know. You cannot exhaust it as a subject, and from the start, I have made the city my primary interest and subject as a photographer. I always go out with a camera and am often mistaken as a tourist because of it. I take that as a compliment, given few can match the exalted state of excitement and awareness that a tourist experiences on a visit. When the Coronavirus hit and the staggered shutdown of the city went from a talked about possibility to a reality, I found myself inside my apartment looking out at the street below. At first, I made short trips to get necessities, then later added walks through Central Park, and now through the streets of Manhattan. If you think of a photograph as a piece of theater, with a stage set, lighting, cast, and choreography, the new version of the streetlife of New York is an eerie and fascinating show. The set and lighting is much the same, but the cast and choreography have wildly changed. Wandering through Midtown is like walking through an amusement park in the off-season. You experience the present colored by what you know it to be in season. -
2020-04-20
Our Lady of the Rosary Cancels Public Masses, New Orleans, LA
A sign on the door of Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church reads: "All public Masses are cancelled until further notice. A "private" Mass will be offered in church everyday at 9:00am. You can view a live-stream of that Mass on Facebook (www.facebook.com/olrnola) or watch the video later in the day on our parish website (www.olr-nola.org). The church will be open for private prayer every day: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Confessions will be offered outside in the parking lot on the Cabrini side of the church Tuesday - Saturday: 6:00pm - 6:30pm. You can schedule another time with Fr. Jonathan by calling or texting him at [###-###-####]. If you need an Anointing of the Sick, contact Fr. Jonathan at the same number. Check our parish website for the latest information: www.olr-nola.org/coronavirus-updates. -
2020-03-25
Empty streets in Barrie Ontario
Normally, this street is very busy and consistently filled with traffic. However, it is not in this nearly minute long sample. Unheard of. -
2020-04-20
Did Someone Call Room Service?
My grandma is in an independent living home and normally they all go to the dining hall for their meals. Now all meals are being brought to their rooms by employees in masks. -
2020-04-06
Astral Projecting to the Riviera
This work is an attempt to visualize my desire to escape quarantine. Using an entirely fabricated soundscape and footage from the French Riviera from exactly a year prior, I created an alternative space that is neither entirely real nor entirely fiction. -
2020-04-20
Blindsided Change
Everything is different now. Who would have imagined? If I or anyone I know was told in the fall of 2019 that in the start of year 2020 there would be a world pandemic that placed most of the world on lockdown, we most likely would have laughed or scoffed. We would have thought it impossible. And yet it happened. And it happened quickly, dawning a new decade with an event that will most likely damage societies. What a way to start a decade. Here is to 2020. May the middle and the end be more fortuitous than it’s destructive beginning. Everyone is in quarantine within their homes in hopes of preventing the spread of the new corona virus. A subtle virus that nobody would have expected to cause a worldwide emergency. After all, there are many diseases and viruses that appear to be worse than Covid-19 such as SARS. However that’s the danger, it is so subtle and contagious, it spread from China to the United States of America in a number of weeks. There is an estimated 800,000 confirmed cases of the virus with the States. Who knows if that number is accurate. It may be larger. It may be smaller. The world has changed in a matter of weeks. People rarely go out to areas where they are likely to encounter other people. If they do dare to venture outside, it is often with a face mask, disposable gloves, and hand sanitizer. Business has never been better for Amazon as people flock to their website in order to avoid having to go to the grocery store. Netflix is probably being used more now than anytime before. Schools have shut down and transferred online, many using Zoom as their platform of communication. Most people are stocking up on supplies. My father went to the gun store and said he had never seen the place busier. Toilet paper has become a valuable commodity. There have been more people on walks in my neighborhood than ever. All trying to escape the boredom and the feeling of wasting from remaining still. My sister and I have been placed on quarantine about two weeks before everyone else. I don’t believe I have had a physical interaction that was not digital with another person besides my family in 2 or 3 months. The only place that I have been to besides my house is the National Forest in Flagstaff, Arizona where I am allowed to go for hikes for miles. It is beautifully refreshing in comparison to the same color of wall wherever you turn. I’m allowed to take my truck out for a drive as long as the only destination is my house. I like to drive with the windows down on the highway and be reminded of the movement of nature that is absent in my daily circumstance. It is interesting how affected people become by fear and paranoia. I was driving through the neighborhood when I saw a couple walking. I waved as any friendly person would. The couple glared at me as if I was a threat. As if I would somehow give them the virus while contained in my car on the other side of the street. I found this behavior odd. But then this odd behavior occurred on several other occasions during my drives. I fear what this virus will do to our country. It has already changed our daily lives. I would hate for the coronavirus to turn America into a country where friendliness is unwelcome. -
2020-04-21
Ballarat 3 21 April 2020 Being Sick In This Time - But Not With The Virus
An account of how lockdown has affected delivery of some medical services -
2020-04-20
Apr 20, Topic: My Take on This Moment in History 1
A story about how an individual is coping with the changes that COVID-19 has brought to our world. -
2020-04-19
Journal
Saturday 4th of April I was lucky to muster the motivation to rise from the Persian straw mat, with a yoga mat on top, my makeshift bed, at dawn. The usual sense of grogginess was absent despite the consumed quantities of alcohol the night before. It was the spirit of red wine, the viral of red liquid swimming in the aftermaths that remained in the back of my breath, and triggered a memory that was now the time to take advantage of the time. To walk the dogs, in the cool of dawn. The air was fresh, the streets were quiet. I walked to the city and back. Upon returning the motivation continued and I went into meditation, practicing the Kundalini technique ‘breath of fire’ I’d learnt during my travels to Thailand and my days at uni, going to yoga classes in my breaks. This set me up for a productive day. I watched two films with Jeremy, Ernest and Celest, an animation about a bear and a mouse, and an animated sci-fi, ‘The battle for Tera’, a futuristic film, set on an inhabited planet called Tera, where the humans and aliens came into conflict. Left over south Indian curry, ordered the night before, from the local ‘Saffron’ restaurant in Parap. Then an afternoon spent cleaning, and de-dusting the bedroom and re-arranging the furniture. Sunday 5th of April Up early again, walking the dogs to the city and back. Upon returning I was delighted to have breakfast and coffee prepare for me, which I eagerly took to the front porch and watched the dark clouds loom over with occasional thing and rain. I then returned to meditate, stretch and breath as I continue to practice the ‘breath of fire’. The rest of the day was a haze, until I decided to go for a run and exercise at the park nearby. A fairly uneventful day. As Covid19 takes hold of the community I spend more and more days inside, and thus the urge to write. It’s not only that, economic recession, social distancing are other measures bearing down upon us. News, media, the radio present us with a range of mixed messages, forecasts, warnings, pointing the finger, statistics and stay safe messages. It can be rather a lot to take in. Monday 6th of April The distaste on the tip of my tongue. 1.5 m social distancing, that’s the policy being implemented around the world as the global pandemic, covid19 spreads. But my own supervisor, a head of English at Palmerston seemed to fail to understand. Creeping closer, as if it was a game to get close. Look, I’m not one to take the high horse, but there better be a damn good explanation as to why she was purposefully, nauseatingly, distastefully inclining closer as we went over possible applications for online learning. Maybe she was obtuse, unknowingly breaching the rules, either way it was perverted. The rest of the day I spent plodding away, establishing online communication with students and coming to grips with the impact of covid19 and all its affiliating consequences. 7th of April The coronavirus, also known as covid19 looms on, with work limited to preparation, planning and online communication taking place of normal school day activities. Another early start, but also an early finish as the realization of working from home sets in, the workplace seems to become a place that once was. Still early days, and prepping to be in the best possible position in the scenario of a school wide lockdown takes priority. The small differences begin to accumulate, and life is certainly changing direction. Home by 11 and the rest of the day was spent on my laptop as my son scooted around on his Heely’s, as well as transitioning to online learning. A fairly uneventful day, with the radio news repeating the same issues over and over again, the dogs lazing on the cool floor and my robotic vacuum doing the rounds. 8th of April The day ended dancing in the quietened library room to music video’s showing choregraphed moves. It was a great way to let things go as tension builds up daily, making this relatively unbearable. I begin to question whether covid19 is not a front for something else that is going on in the world. A complete day off, spent at home with Jeremy, as I completed Task 1 of my masters degree. Whether it was building a Lego tower, learning online or watching him Heely around the house, spending time with Jeremy is food for my soul. 9th of April Today we erected the 8man tent in our backyard in anticipation of the Easter weekend. Government restrictions meant we would be doing very little over the long weekend. The tent was like a makeshift covid19 hospitalisation space, for anybody turning up with symptoms. The start of the day was keeping up to date with colleagues at school and then rushing home in the morning to ensure our home delivery of groceries would be put away before it was too late. Then I knuckled down and completed my unit outline for my flailing year 11 English class, a lot that have yet to be sparked by the thought of finishing high-school forever. I am at a low point with them, unable to switch their minds on, and turn their hormones off. The rest of the day was filled with snippets of covid19 newsbreaks and a dinner in the tent. Meatballs in sauce a la couscous! 10th of April I’ve just about had it. It’s not just the coronavirus, it’s the claustrophobia, the media and screen time, and most of all, it’s my god damn finances. The last point makes the situation a dire straits. They say 6 months, but that’s just the virus. The reality is, it’s unlikely the economy is going to recover. But, that’s enough. Today, Good Friday, was at home, making simple Easter crafts, reading short stories playing in the tent, trying to fix holes in a blow up mattress and not much else. Most of the day was spent thinking about lost things from the past. A weird strategy my brain uses to keep itself occupied. It’s quite annoying. Tomorrow, let’s see, better things could be on the horizon. -
2020-04-03
1 Year
This is a response to "A 20 Second Project" (started by Noa Street-Sachs) where she asked people from Minneapolis to Amman Jordan to answer the following question in 20 seconds: 1) Think about 1 year from now. What is a custom/practice/way of interacting that you think may change as a result of this crisis? -
2020-03-15
Dating Apps
Since people who were meeting on dating apps weren't meeting in person for a while due to the pandemic, the tweet jokes that there is more time to talk to each other -
2020-04-13
Remote Learning
As a college student, my academic career continues even this epidemic hits hard. During the first two week of transitioning to the remote learning, I felt lost and everything was out of control. I had to set up a schedule by myself to keep up with all the deadlines and make sure not missing any lecture that could be on the test. It was a complete novel experience for me, because I was so used to running between classes and let the schedule catch me instead of following the fixed schedule. Luckily, all my professors were supportive and are patient in guiding us through all the modules and send out reminders about the deadlines. -
2020-04-12
How things have changed so far
This is just a summary of how me and my family have adjusted to the new conditions created around Covid-19. -
2020-04-12
Celebrating Easter 3
A family celebrates Easter Sunday while following social distancing. -
2020-04-12
Celebrating Easter 2
A family celebrates Easter Sunday while following social distancing. -
2020-04-12
Celebrating Easter 1
A family celebrates Easter Sunday while following social distancing. -
2020-04-02
Boston Red Sox Opening Day Post
Tweet from Boston Red Sox, celebrating what would would have been Opening Day at Fenway. -
2020-04-02
Students Affected by COVID-19 Instagram Account
An Instagram account created to support college students affected by COVID-19. Students have the option to submit posts anonymously to express how they have been affected by COVID-19. -
2020-01-22
President Trump’s Statements about the Corona Virus
Excerpts of President Trumps speeches about the handling of the Corona Virus -
2020-04-09
Stations of the Cross via Zoom
Participating in Holy Week and Stations of the Cross -
2020-04-08
Cantor preparing for virtual Passover seder - Temple Emanuel, Dallas
Our congregation in Dallas, Temple Emanuel, put a huge amount of effort into creating a virtual seder. About 250 computers participated, probably about 500 people. Our clergy led, and congregants also participated by reading the Hagaddah. We don't have a collective congregational seder tradition, so this is an innovation for Covid-19. Our clergy, rabbis and cantors, put in a lot of effort organizing this. This picture is of one of our senior cantor. She has equipment at home now to lead virtual services, a reflection of the resources and effort it takes to keep a large congregation going through this time. -
2020-03-21
Farmers Market
I never thought about how everyone normally touches the food at the farmers market, until they put up these signs preventing it. This will make us think differently, I think, about many of our normal routines if and when we do go back to normal. -
2020-04-03
Empty Sports Field #2
There is less of a sense of community spirit, and it's not that people care less about their community, but it's less visible because we cannot gather for things like organized sports. -
2020-04-03
Empty Sports Field #1
There are five baseball diamonds in one large field, and sometimes there would be multiple games going on at once, under ordinary circumstances. -
2020-03-27
New York Times front cover
Lockdowns in the US have caused unemployment to skyrocket/ -
2020-04-04
Primera Semana de Cuarentena
First week of quarantine -
2020-04-02
Americans return from quarantine in Peru, appalled at lack of precautions in U.S.
Two Wilmington couples were quarantined for two weeks, and finally made it home just days ago. When they did finally make it back, they were even more surprised to see the lack of precautions people were taking in the U.S. -
03/23/2020
Coronavirus Update
Trinity Health and Loyola Medicine remind public they are here to help with pandemic. -
03/28/2020
Food in quarantine
I was never a good cook, because I am afraid of cooking. I dislike the smell of oil and am afraid of the hot burn. But this quarantine changed me, and allowed me step into the kitchen and actually enjoying the care brought by food. -
2020-03-26
New Hours at Caffe Nero
This is a photograph of the front door of Caffe Nero in Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA, where I work. The new, shortened hours have been written by hand on the window. Below, two printouts have been printed on the door. One explains that the cafe is open for takeout only, as per the order of the governor earlier in the week. The other announces that the cafe is now giving all healthcare workers free coffee. The cafe closed for an unknown amount of time (at least 2 weeks) the day after this photo was taken. #HIST5241 -
2020-03-29
Practicing social distancing
Customers must stay 6 feet from one another to prevent the spread of the virus. At first, I did not think that people would follow it but they actually are. -
2020-03-26
Petsmart moves pick up orders to curbside
Being an employee of Petsmart, I have seen changes in the way that we operation on a daily basis. One example is how we do online pick up orders. On March 21, 2020, we moved all online pick orders to curb side pick order. Pet parents pull in to the designated parking spot, call the store, and then the associate that was designated the curbside pick up orders for the day, would answer the phone. We must ask for their name and then indicate on the iPad that they have picked up their order. We have started doing this to lower the foot traffic in the store. This is something that not only us as employees have to get use to but the pet parents as well. -
2020-03-14
Grocery List
A shopping list... trying to minimize trips to the store, think about what staples we have in the house and how to stretch them. A dramatic change from my usual system of planning what we want to eat and shopping for those ingredients. -
2020-03-25
Zoom Classes.
This image shows how the online learning environment in higher education looks like from the perspective of a student. -
2020-03-24
Modern Day Zoom conference.
The image demonstrates an college Zoom conference. With the University moving classes to online, faculty, staff and students must adjust to the sudden transformation. To make the situation brighter, the Professor of a HST 130 class asked if the students could show up the Zoom Conference with their own unique backgrounds. -
2020-03-24
The Gym V.S. Covid-19
This piece by Evan Bowie explains how their gym experience and proximity to COVID-19 cases had made them more self conscious of the virus in its early stages. Evan took social distancing seriously and implemented thorough cleaning measures while using exercise equipment, up until the point businesses were forced to shut down. Bowie's habitual activities were heavily altered and claims that this virus is a once in a lifetime experience that is going to affect everyone. [created by curator for added context]. -
2020-03-24
My Quarantined Life
This piece by Sydney Jones provides the reader with a glimpse into her daily life, and how the 2020 pandemic has changed her daily routines, habits, and inclinations. Sydney includes personal thoughts from her family and herself, including: the contracting economy, grocery store policies and panic-buying, her competitive role in sports and college, as well as many other changes that have occurred her local community. Sydney's story highlights many continuities and changes in her social and personal life. An important notion brought up throughout is Sydney's family "staying true" and strong during the pandemic. [added by curator] -
2020-03-22
Coronavirus, Mikveh, and Taharat Hamishpacha
My partner shared an email with me from the Rabbi of a synagogue we're affiliated with, which addressed questions he'd received from congregants about how to deal with family purity laws under the current physical distancing restrictions. The email recommended reviewing the advice on this website, which provides guidelines for Jewish women performing ritual immersion at a mikveh (ritual bath) for the purposes of family purity, and for mikveh attendants, during the coronavirus outbreak. The advice was developed by Jewish women who are revered as experts in this aspect of religious law. -
2020-03-22
Maya Peralta, age 5, talks through the fence to her neighbor and classmate from Scales Technology Academy about Coronavirus.
Five year old talks to neighbor through fence about Coronavirus.